She was governor of Arizona for six years, and since 2009 has been secretary of Homeland Security in President Obama’s cabinet: Now she’s been chosen to become the first woman […]
Author: Michele Kort
“Shame! Shame! Shame”
Yesterday, near midnight, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 2, the draconian anti-abortion bill that has brought national attention to War on Women state legislatures and made a feminist folk hero […]
NEWSFLASH: Oh No, Ohio
UPDATED. Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed 22 line items in the state budget he signed last night. But, despite strong protests, he did not not veto abortion restrictions that were […]
NEWSFLASH: Victories for Same-Sex Marriage in Supreme Court!
Thank you, activists and lawyers and longtime supporters of same-sex marriage. Thank you, Edie Windsor, for having the chutzpah to take your case to the Supreme Court. And thank you, […]
Melissa Etheridge and “The Brave Choice”
There’s been a lot of discussion of “shaming” recently on the Ms. Blog: fat-shaming, slut-shaming, young-mother shaming. Let’s add to that list cancer-shaming. Last week, singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge, in an […]
Human Genes Can’t Be Patented, Says Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision (written by Justice Clarence Thomas, of all people), the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that human genes can’t be patented. However, a manipulated gene that creates […]
Hey, Brittney Griner Came Out, Too!
With all the hoopla over basketball player Jason Collins becoming the first man in one of the top American pro sports leagues to come out as gay, and then with […]
Taking Facebook to Task
Have you ever posted a photograph of a nude on Facebook, say one taken by a famous artist such as Imogen Cunningham or Hannah Wilke? It will soon be taken […]
Beyoncé Rocks the Cover of Ms.
“When women like Beyoncé proudly proclaim feminism, they tend to invite more debates than affirmation.” That’s one of the provocative statements that kicks off Janell Hobson’s cover essay on popular culture […]
The Feminist Writing Life of Marge Piercy
A longtime favorite of feminists, author/poet/social activist Marge Piercy wrote a short story, “Saving Mother From Herself,” that we published in the last issue of Ms. magazine—it’s about a women […]